As a facility with high capital investment, container terminal tends to be operated with maximum capacity by using high utilization of facilities and equipment rather than a proper throughput. However, a high utilization is leading to the ships waiting time and as consequence lowering the service level. Therefore a study is needed to determine the proper capacity by considering the interest of …
After the 2010 canal deepening project, the permissible draft through the Suez Canal was increased from 62 to 66 feet. Most types of container ships and bulk carriers can pass through the Canal. The queuing problem at the anchorage of the Canal is worsening because an increasing number of ships are willing to cross the Canal to reach their destination ports. To solve this problem, this article …
Terminal capacity is to be considered by the management to keep terminal services efficiently. Lack of terminal capacity will leverage congestion in the port and in turn will give bad influence for international trading growth. Considering cargo forecasting at Tanjung Priok Car Terminal (TPT), they still have an idle capacity of berth but having a critical point in the yard capacity. Proper thr…